Travel & Hotel Information
Book your hotel room reservation through ESA’s official housing bureau, Orchid, to secure discounted rates!
All reservations must be received by July 7, 2026, to guarantee availability and conference rates.
Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
All reservations must be received by July 7, 2026, to guarantee availability and conference rates. After this date, reservations will be made based on availability and hotels may charge higher rates. Rates listed are the daily cost in US dollars before tax.
Public Transportation
Lightrail
The Utah Transit Authority offers Trax Light-Rail service from the Airport to downtown Salt Lake. Travel time is only 10 minutes from the airport to downtown. Weekday service begins at 5:30 am and runs until 11:30 pm. The Airport TRAX station is located on the ground level outside the terminal on the east side. To get to the station, passengers should exit door 1A and head east.
Learn more about Salt Lake’s public transportation, including schedules and maps, at rideuta.com.
Things to do
Utah is all about outdoor recreation and is known for many amazing outdoor activities. For starters, one could spend years exploring all of the nooks and crannies of just one of the five national parks, 44 state parks, nine national monuments, five national forests and two national recreation areas. 22.8 million acres of public lands, make up almost 42 percent of Utah outdoors. These lands range from snowcapped mountains of remote mountain ranges to wild rivers and colorful red rock canyons.